ACSD
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ACSD board member draws fire
Addison Central School District (ACSD) board member Brian Bauer was chastised by several of his colleagues on Monday after he twice used the term “normal” to identify students…
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Letter to the editor: Choices loom in ACSD spending
As budget development season approaches, I have been reflecting on what the school budget represents to the members of our ACSD community.
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ACSD finds a principal for Ripton school
After the half-time principal of Ripton Elementary resigned, Salisbury Principal Bjarki Sears will become acting principal in Ripton and Roxanne Greene will be the on-site, part-time associate principal…
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Ripton’s little school remains intact for now
A successful reconciliation effort between Ripton parents and their local educators will allow the community’s elementary school to continue as a K-5 learning hub — at least for…
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ACSD inks support staff contract
The Addison Central School District board on Monday endorsed a new, two-year contract with ACSD support staff that among other things assures them base-pay raises of 10% in…
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Letter to the editor: ACSD should consolidate
When is a class size too small in an elementary school? The answer lies in the number of peers in a classroom available to form friend groups of…
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Ripton school, hit with resignations, could shrink even further
The town of Ripton, two years removed from a bruising battle to safeguard its elementary school, finds its public education hub in crisis. Parental backlash over a recently…
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Letter to the editor: Ripton school solutions need careful study
Like many who attended Monday night’s ACSD meeting, I left feeling incredibly disappointed with the board’s actions in the meeting. The discussion centered around immediately removing the K-2…
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MUMS’s Wisell named Vermont Principal of the Year
The Addison Central School District (ACSD) on Aug. 20 honored its top staff and educators for 2024, one of whom has also earned statewide accolades for her performance.
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Shoreham welcomes new principal
Lashawn Whitmore-Sells likes just about everything about her new gig as Shoreham Elementary School principal — even her hour-long commute.
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Jenny Urban takes reins at Bridport Central School
Jenny Urban has served the ACSD as a grades 1 and 2 classroom teacher, a paraeducator, an International Baccalaureate team leader, dean of students at Mary Hogan Elementary…
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Schools drive Middlebury tax hike
The Middlebury selectboard has set the fiscal year 2025 municipal tax rate of 88.94 cents per $100 in property value, representing a 2.46-cent bump from the current rate…
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ACSD sets 2024 school bus routes for students in Middlebury-area towns plus Hancock, Granville and Rochester
Here are the scheduled school bus pick-up and drop-off times for students in Cornwall, Salisbury, Bridport, Shoreham, Weybridge, Ripton and Middlebury, as well for students over the mountain.
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Bech-Conger begins tenure at Cornwall school
Communication will be among Nadya Bech-Conger’s top priorities during her first several months helming the Bingham School, whose halls will soon ring again with the voices of around…
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Wendy Baker off to fast start as new ACSD chief
While Wendy Baker is new to the Addison Central School District, her recent hire as the ACSD’s new superintendent is somewhat of a homecoming.
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Letter to the editor: Many deserve thanks for solid teachers’ contract
I would like to respond to the recent article by John Flowers on the conclusion of negotiations between ACEa teachers union and the ACSD school board.